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The bike industry carnage continues. This time it’s Colorado Cyclist. Back in 2022 it was acquired by private equity and merged with Planet Cyclery. And now, just two years later–and after 45 years of being in business–they are being shut down.

Colorado Cyclist was my favorite mail order catalog back in the 90s and early 00s. I loved drooling over the Merckx and Litespeed bikes built with Campy and Dura Ace. And they had some great wheel builders--I have at least two or three sets in my basement. Sad to see them go.

Check their website now for deals before they are gone for good. Via Bicycle Retailer

Today Cane Creek officially announced their new Invert gravel fork. They are calling it the "World’s First Gravel Fork." Not sure about that, but ok. Still, I don't hate it.

IMO it does look better than the other gravel-oriented forks that have proceeded it, in part because of the inverted design, which is more or less standard on motorcycles.

The new fork features a "carbon fiber crown & steerer bonded to aluminum upper tubes" to help keep down weight, and it comes in two flavors:

Invert CS (Climb Switch, 40mm, 1113g): $1,199.99
Invert SL (No Climb Switch, 30mm, 990g): $1,099.99

What are your thoughts?

Learn more at Cane Creek and check out the video below.